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Published: October 26, 2026 |
Blackrock Silver has entered into a service agreement with NewFields Mining Design & Technical Services of Englewood, Colorado to assist with the design requirements to complete permitting of an exploration decline, test mining, and 50,000 tonnes (55,000 tons) bulk-sample extraction on the company’s Tonopah West Project located in Nye and Esmeralda Counties, Nevada.
NewFields will prepare construction-level designs for Tonopah West’s water pollution control permit and Nevada reclamation permit, U.S. Highway 95 tie in and access, and surface facilities needed to place silver and gold laden rock and associated waste rock material at surface as well as site facilities to support technical, construction and contractor needs.
“Tonopah was one of the greatest silver camps in American history, and we believe its next great chapter starts now. Our PEA was the map. This engineering work is the road. With final permits in view, we look forward to breaking ground next year and taking Tonopah West back underground, where its story left off nearly a century ago,” said Andrew Pollard, Blackrock’s president and chief executive officer.
NewFields will work in concert with the company’s environmental consultants from Trinity Consultants to ensure the engineering work, applications and submissions are complete and consistent.
Designs are anticipated to be completed by year end, with submission to the Bureau of Mining Regulation and Reclamation, a subdivision of Nevada Department of Environmental Protection, anticipated in January 2027. Once the applications and supporting documents are submitted, the review process is expected to take approximately 240 to 270 days to receive approvals.
Blackrock Silver is an American-focused emerging primary silver developer systematically advancing the high-grade Tonopah West project in west-central Nevada, a jurisdiction consistently ranked among the top mining regions globally. The company is focused on unlocking the value of one of the highest-grade undeveloped silver projects in the industry and delivering a secure, domestic source of a metal critical to the U.S. energy and defense supply chains.
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